So I see people always asking how to strip minitures, and I had a big batch of Sister of Battle to strip so I thought I would do a quick article.

What to use:

- A lot of people suggest simple green. I've had pretty good success with it with plastic models if I let it sit for a couple days, but this time around I was stripping metal so I figured I'd up the striping powers.- That said, these models did have plastic pieces and the plastic came out totally unscathed, I'm just not usre I would risk stripping an army with it with out trying it on some other plastic models first. - Simple Green Alternative???? Driveway degreaser!!!!

How To:

- Get a tub of some sort to put you minis in. - Pour in degreaser.- Leave Overnight- Place model under a stream of water (aka sink) and scrub with a nail brush. - Took about 45 minutes to scrub the paint off of all these models.

Safety Tips:

- This stuff will disolve your skin off. - Use Gloves. (Not cheap latex gloves... I tried it and they last about 30 seconds)- Don't get it in you eye

I'm actually also in the process of stripping down and repainting sisters, and I found simple green to work really well for them. I let them soak for 24 hours, then a minute with a toothbrush under warm running water and they are nice and naked. I'm also doing them in small batches, so I can keep my old painted ones around for as long as possible and to make sure I don't get daunted by all the painting to be done

Pinesol will strip metal with a soak of about 3 hours. You can just toss them in a container of pinesol, cover and leave them there. Come back in 3-4 hours, scrub with tooth brush, walaa. I did this with Krylon spray primers and Reaper Minis paint.